Combination broom holder and dustpan



` Jan 3 1933 .1. P. MAHONEY COMBINATION BROOM HOLDER AND DUSTFAN FiledJan. l2, 1931 Patented Jan. 3, 1933l i s'mrasg JOHN P. MAHONEY, orAMSTERDAM-NEW .YoRmV'A'sSl-Gnoilro; GARDNER Bauer;

COMPANY, 0E AMSTERDAM; NEW YORK, A ooP-nnTNEHSgH-IP coMDoSED ori WILLIAMc ,meAnDNERANDHERBERT P; GARDNER L Application filed January 12, 125371.SeralNef'568,259.

common" back plate, the back plate having guide flanges at the lwide endand at the narrow end'for directing pivotal movement of the broomclamping'iange elements.' Y

A further object is to provide a broom hold-` er in which, after removalof the broom, the hanidle'otl the V"device may be reversed and the ideviceuse'd as a dust pan7 the back plate'of the device being providedwith an outstand' ing stop shoulder which is grooved to receive the*pivoted handle andv positively prevent accidental dislodgment of thehandle from :2e-

operative positionwhen the device is used'as adustpan.` y l A stillfurtheryobject is ltoprovlde the broom clamping flange elements with aspring' 4which' resist-S pivotal movement of the elef ments, said springbeing located adjacent to andv parallell with said" outstanding stopshoulder `so that thelatter extends beyond said'spring'and forms aprotective guard for preventing injury to the spring-when the de-` viceis used either as a broom holder or dust an. v i v Alstillffurtherobject is to provide a device ofthe class described which will becomposed lof a minimum number of strong, kdurable ipartslwhich will' be"inexpensive to manufacture andwill lnot easily 'get out of order;- Withthe above andother objects in view-` the invention consists incertainnovel details of constructionjand' combinations of parts hereinafterfully described and claimed, it beingunderstood that variousmodifications may be resorted' to within the scope of` the appendedclaims without departing from vthe spirit or sacriiici'ng'anyfof theadvantages oftheinvention.V

ng drawing forming In the accompany v part ofthis specification Figurelis a 'front elevationyof the 'device with tlie'parts in positionltosuspenda broom from' a suitable support,

Fig-2 is' a leareiva'enef theaeviee Showing the handlereversed toprovidea vdust pam Fig.l 3 is "Qa longitudinal n sectional view v through thedevice with the handle positionefl'y 55.

Fig". is an enlarged cross'isectional view` on the line 4 4 of Fig. `3,showing the `spring to form the dust pan,

and stoplsh'oulder,

F ig; 5 is a-fragmentary cross'sectional View taken on the line 5 5 ofFig. 2 showing-'a pivotal connection betweena flange element,

the'back 'plate and? the'handle securing bar;

and

, Figa-6 is a detail perspecti've'vew showing themeans''forsecuringaterminal yof the spring. f

Inicarrying'f out the invention, If preferably provide a backplat'e 10which is narrow at thefrear edgefand widejat the tron'tfedg're,4 as

shown. The front ec'lgeis bent `backuponzthe plate toprovideaguideflange 11 which eX- tends throughout the widtli'of the`plate.V The l rear edgeof the plate is bentback near the lat-` eral'edgesl to provide a pair of guide flanges" 12, and that portion of theplatebetweenl said flanges is bent `at substantially arightangletotheplate topr'ovidea stopfshoulder 13' which'is notched,l asshO'wna't"12.155'*Figi,` to

receive the handle/hereinafter described'. V

A'pair ofgbrooniclamping flange elements l5 arev disposedI to overhang'the lateralv portionsof'theback plate, as shown in 1.

Each iia'nge element' is provided with i a. sub.'

stantia'lly straight base' 16 which overlaps the back plate l0 with theend edges "thereof rei A crossfbar 17',y bestshown in F 2, ispivotedatea'ch vendfbymeans `|otapivot pinlS to the bases oftheV broom clamping"flange ele`V ments' and tothev back plate 10Q asbest shownbac-'kplate.'u` f, f l 3 A lielicalsprn'g 19 nis disposedy substant $5-,ceived in the'above .mentioned lguide 'flanges `ll -and l2fof the backplate.

spring is secured to a.l corresponding broom,

clamping flange element by means, as shown i in Fig. 6, of an angularlug struck from the base 16 of the flange element and bridged at theopen endby an angular lug 21, also struck from said base. The springresists ivotal movement of the flange elements 15 an maintains the samein their normal positions to have a clamping action on the body 22 ofthe broom 23. Y'

A handle .24, preferably formed of a single length of bar material, ispivoted' at oneend to the center of the cross bar 17 by means of a pivotpin 25, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

VThe handle is given a 900 twist,as shown at 26, and beyond the twist islooped back upon itself to provide a grip 27, which also constitutes aneyeby means of which the handle may be suspended from a nail 28, orother hanger.

As best shown in Fig. l, the handle may be swung on the pivot pin 25 toextend from the wide end of the back plate 10. The body 22 of the broommay be then passed, the handle foremost, between the flange elements l5,un-

til the latter engage the body of the broom firmly enough to prevent thebroom from falling out of the holder. Thereupon, the looped grip 27 maybe hooked over the nail to suspend the broom therefrom. l

, By referring now to Fig. 2, it will be seen that after the broom isremoved, the broom holder may be converted into a dust pan by simplyreversing the handle 24 on the pivot 25 to project from the narrow endof the back plate.v vIn this position of the handle, the twisted portionthereof near the grip passes into the above mentioned notch 14, as bestshownv in Fig. 2, formed in the stop shoulder 13, and is held therebyagainst accidental dislodgment, they resiliency of the barl 17 andhandle 24 being suicient to prevent the handle escaping from the notchuntil manually dislodged to' again convert the device to a broom holder.y

In operation, assuming the device to be in use as a broom holder, whenit is desired to withdraw the broom from the holder, the handle 23 maybe grasped and pulleddownwardly, whereupon the body 22 of the broom willforce the narrow ends of the flange elements 15 outwardly against theVtension of the spring 19 and thus swing the elements on the pivots 18until the body of the broom is completely detached from the holder,whereupon the spring will again return the elements to theirnormalpositions.

It will be pointed out that during pivotal movement of the broom flangelelements, the

' guide flanges 11 and 12 operate to accurately v direct the pivotalmovement of the lianges, and at the same time perform the function ofretaining stops to prevent accidental dislodgment of the broom clampingflange elements 15.

The device may be constructed of any desired material, either sheetmetal, corrugated or otherwise, or any suitable composite material maybe used. 2

From the .above description, it is thought i that the construction andoperation of the invention will be thoroughly understood without furtherexplanation.

Having thus described thel invention, I claim: i'

1. combined broom holder and .dustv pan including diverging broomyclamping flange elements, a common back plate for the ele?" ments,pivots connecting the elements interv mediate the ends thereof` tothebackplate,

guide .flanges formed at theopposite'cnds y the back plate and engagingsaid flange ,ele-- ments for directing the pivotal movement f thereof, aspring connecting said elements and resisting pivotal movement of .theelements,

and a handle Voperatively connected, to the i black plate and adapted tobe reversed to'ex tend from-either end of the back plate.

2. A combined broom holder and dust pan therein, a handle pivoted tos'aid'cross barv intermediate the ends thereof and engageablel in thenotch in said shoulder, and a spring connecting the base portions ofsaid elements adjacent to said stop shoulder. Y

3. A combined broom holder and dustpan comprising a back plate havingguidefianges at the front and rear edges, lateral yielding k broomclamping flange elements on the front face of the back plate received insaid'g'uide flanges, a cross bar onthe rear face of the back plate, apair of pivot pins, each pivot pin being passed through a respectiveflange element and through the backv plate and through a respective endof the cross bar, a spring connecting the flange elements and resistingpivotal movement thereof, and a han dle terminally pivoted tothe centerof the cross bar and adapted to Vbe reversed on its pivot to extend fromthe front edge or the rear edge of the back plate.

4. A combined broom holder anddust pan including a back plate, Vlateralbroom clamping flange elements on the front face of the pivoted handledisposed on the rear face of the back plate between the flange elements,a stop shoulder projecting at an angle from the back plate and having anotch adapted to receive said handle, and a spring operativelyconnecting the flange elements and resisting pivotal movement thereof,said spring being disposed substantially'parallel to and adjacent tosaid stop shoulder, said Ystop shoulder forming a protective guard forpreventing damage to said spring.

5. A combined broom holder and dust pan d including a back plate,lateral diverging broom clamping flange elements pivoted to' the backplate, said elements being disposed,

on the front face of the back plate, a bar handle terminally pivoted atsubstantially the center of the back plate and adapted to be reversed onits pivot to extend from either the front edge or the rear` edge of theback plate, a spring connecting said elements on the rear Jface of theback plate and resisting pivotal movement of the elements, and a stopshoulder on the back plate having a notch,

said bar handle having a twist Aand beyond said twist being looped backupon itself to provide a combined grip and securing loop, said handleadjacent to said twist being adapted to be received in said notch and beheld thereby against accidental dislodgment.

6. A combined broom holder and dust pan comprising a back plate, lateralbroom clamping flange elements pivoted on the back plate, a springresisting movement of the elements, a cross bar operatively connected tothe elements, and a reversible handle pivoted to said cross bar.

7. A combined broom holder and dust pan comprising a back plate, lateralbroom clamping flange elements pivoted to the back plate, a springresisting pivotal movement of the elements, a reversible handleoperatively connected to the back plate, and projections on the backplate yieldably maintaining said handle in either of its reversedpositions.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

JOHN P. MAHONEY. [Lys]

